I hope the girders are 3d printed, otherwise an awful lot of extra work to make them. Be very Labour intensive even with 3d printed parts.
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Trams made in Wuppertal / G scale
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A small update on the tramways that are currently being built. First, the Hagen tram 336 and its trailer 133 are 99% finished. only the couplings need to be adjusted. However, I can only do this on my friend's outdoor layout. The last work on this tram set was the rear view mirrors on the motor coach.
Above picture, headlighs, (warning) indicators, Lightings inside and number lights,
Bottom picture, changed direction showing now brake lowest ones and rear lights in the middle
The mirror is mounted.
Secondly: The water sprinling car 711 and its trailer 1724 have finally received the electrical wiring, so that the trailer has now also received its back and front lights. Later it looks like the green one. (Not mine)
Electric from ther motor tram to thr trailer vis front cable an couplingd. A seperate decoder in the tralier.
The motor tram 711 has also a rotating warn light on both sides of the roof.
Thirdly: The Vestische Conversted articulated four-axle tram ,has been wired and will receive its motor block at the end of January.
Wirr warr cables wiring - 12 wires.
The motor block will be ready at the end of January. To the right the trailing chassis with the three-point ball bearing mounted wheels,
How the motoblock is made. A friend of mine made it woth a CNC milling machine. He made four of those blocks three for his models and one for me.
Above picture, headlighs, (warning) indicators, Lightings inside and number lights,
Bottom picture, changed direction showing now brake lowest ones and rear lights in the middle
The mirror is mounted.
Secondly: The water sprinling car 711 and its trailer 1724 have finally received the electrical wiring, so that the trailer has now also received its back and front lights. Later it looks like the green one. (Not mine)
Electric from ther motor tram to thr trailer vis front cable an couplingd. A seperate decoder in the tralier.
The motor tram 711 has also a rotating warn light on both sides of the roof.
Thirdly: The Vestische Conversted articulated four-axle tram ,has been wired and will receive its motor block at the end of January.
Wirr warr cables wiring - 12 wires.
The motor block will be ready at the end of January. To the right the trailing chassis with the three-point ball bearing mounted wheels,
How the motoblock is made. A friend of mine made it woth a CNC milling machine. He made four of those blocks three for his models and one for me.
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Superb innovative work as ever, I marvel at the quality of your trams when they are completed with all the small parts and working lights. An inspiration to us all.A small update on the tramways that are currently being built. First, the Hagen tram 336 and its trailer 133 are 99% finished. only the couplings need to be adjusted. However, I can only do this on my friend's outdoor layout. The last work on this tram set was the rear view mirrors on the motor coach.
Above picture, headlighs, (warning) indicators, Lightings inside and number lights,
Bottom picture, changed direction showing now brake lowest ones and rear lights in the middle
The mirror is mounted.
Secondly: The water sprinling car 711 and its trailer 1724 have finally received the electrical wiring, so that the trailer has now also received its back and front lights. Later it looks like the green one. (Not mine)
Electric from ther motor tram to thr trailer vis front cable an couplingd. A seperate decoder in the tralier.
The motor tram 711 has also a rotating warn light on both sides of the roof.
Thirdly: The Vestische Conversted articulated four-axle tram ,has been wired and will receive its motor block at the end of January.
Wirr warr cables wiring - 12 wires.
The motor block will be ready at the end of January. To the right the trailing chassis with the three-point ball bearing mounted wheels,
How the motoblock is made. A friend of mine made it woth a CNC milling machine. He made four of those blocks three for his models and one for me.
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Hello together,
The new engine has been completed and is now installed in the vehicle.
It will be brought to life with an ESU 5.0 decoder. It has a LGB Motor and normal steel axles. LGB gear wheels were mounted on the axles. In addition, the motor axle has a brass flywheel. At the moment I am building the running gear for the trailing motor. This has two ball-bearing axles with current consumption via the axles.
Hopefully it will be able to run by next Tuesday.
Than the tram will get the green painting, like the one in the picture.
Peter
The new engine has been completed and is now installed in the vehicle.
It will be brought to life with an ESU 5.0 decoder. It has a LGB Motor and normal steel axles. LGB gear wheels were mounted on the axles. In addition, the motor axle has a brass flywheel. At the moment I am building the running gear for the trailing motor. This has two ball-bearing axles with current consumption via the axles.
Hopefully it will be able to run by next Tuesday.
Than the tram will get the green painting, like the one in the picture.
Peter
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So today the tram starts its first ride. Juchuuuuuu....
tram test ride on FB
I hope the link works for you,
Peter
tram test ride on FB
I hope the link works for you,
Peter
Like that a lot. One of my chums on the Catalan G Scale forum, Joan Mitjans, has made a model with a similar arrangement, of one of the modern sets from the Vall de Núria Rack Railway (Cremallera) from Ribes de Freser up to Núria in the Spanish Pyrenees (makes a great trip BTW). His seems to be less forgiving of sharp curves!
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Very nice set, looks like a classic case of scale dimensions not fitting R1 curves. My North Pilton Tram has a larger gap between the portions thus allowing better transit through sharpe curves.
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Hello forum community,
I have breathed some life into our model of the Tw 396. It has interior lighting, working headlights and tail lights depending on the direction of travel. Unfortunately, the orange brake lights only light up when the vehicle is at a standstill. The direction indicators are manually controlled. They can also be switched as warning lights. The model has power pick-ups on all four axles. In addition, there is a flywheel mass on the engine and last but not least, it also has a buffer storage.
We would like to paint the car in green. Unfortunately we have no idea how the roof was painted and what colour the chassis were. We only work with photos from books and the internet. We cannot contribute own photos. On the internet we found out that the Dusseldorf train was painted in RAL colour 1000. But it seems very pale or yellowish to me. Tomorrow I will take a look to a RAL colour chart in the DIY store.
Upppssss. In the end, the driver did not pay attention to the fact that the spring switch was completely overrun.
I hope I haven't bored anyone here.
Greetings from Wuppertal
Peter Bosbach
I have breathed some life into our model of the Tw 396. It has interior lighting, working headlights and tail lights depending on the direction of travel. Unfortunately, the orange brake lights only light up when the vehicle is at a standstill. The direction indicators are manually controlled. They can also be switched as warning lights. The model has power pick-ups on all four axles. In addition, there is a flywheel mass on the engine and last but not least, it also has a buffer storage.
We would like to paint the car in green. Unfortunately we have no idea how the roof was painted and what colour the chassis were. We only work with photos from books and the internet. We cannot contribute own photos. On the internet we found out that the Dusseldorf train was painted in RAL colour 1000. But it seems very pale or yellowish to me. Tomorrow I will take a look to a RAL colour chart in the DIY store.
Upppssss. In the end, the driver did not pay attention to the fact that the spring switch was completely overrun.
I hope I haven't bored anyone here.
Greetings from Wuppertal
Peter Bosbach
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Very nice, I am interested to know more about the articulation, how will you disguise the gap on sharp curves?
I am planning to convert 2 Bachmann models in to a similar configuration and any information on the articulation would be appreciated.
I am planning to convert 2 Bachmann models in to a similar configuration and any information on the articulation would be appreciated.
It seems that had a pretty sharp curve... perhaps an internal sliding shield to visually block the opening... the outer gap is unavoidable.
The unit running on the outside line, all the sections have square ends, and little allowance has been allowed for our tight curves..
The tram, has curved ends, and allowance made for this.
PhilP
The tram, has curved ends, and allowance made for this.
PhilP
In the past I have made flexible corridor connections in TT,OO and O gauge. Was going to do it with my NP Flexicity but that has been canned now. This link is just one method with some revisions for our scale may just work.
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